| Kashar | |
|---|---|
| Administrative Unit | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′N 19°43′E / 41.350°N 19.717°ECoordinates: 41°21′N 19°43′E / 41.350°N 19.717°E | |
| Country |
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| County | Tirana |
| Municipality | Tirana |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Erin Çatri |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative Unit | 43,353 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal Code | 1051 |
| Area Code | (0)48 |
Kashar is a village and a former municipality in the Tirana County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana. The population at the 2011 census was 43,353.
The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield of a battle between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.
Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of c. 21,000 inhabitants.
Kashar is twinned with: